Upstate South CarolinaBUSINESS MOVES HERE

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Come discover what BMW, Michelin, Fuji, GE Power, and more than 1,800 other engineering and manufacturing companies already know. Upstate South Carolina is what a competitive advantage looks like. Home to more than 500 international companies, the Upstate is the ideal place to start or expand your business.

Watch what happens when ten thriving counties come together to form one robust region where global business feels at home. A region that offers big-city influence and Southern indulgence, proving the best of all worlds to anyone in the world.

The Nation's #1 Tire Exporter

More than 30% of all U.S. tire exports come from South Carolina, making South Carolina the top-ranked tire-exporting state in the country. South Carolina is home to many of the world’s leading tire manufacturers, including Upstate-based Michelin and Trelleborg as well as Bridgestone, Continental Tire and Giti Tire.

A National Leader in Turbine Production

The state of South Carolina ranked second in the nation in exports of gas turbines, led by GE Power’s Upstate South Carolina Plant. GE’s Upstate campus has more than 3,000 employees, and the company plans to invest an additional $400 million dollars in the facility over the next 10 years.

The Upstate: A “Top 100 Best Places to Live”

Greenville, S.C. is one of the fastest growing cities in America, and was ranked as one of Livability.com’s Top 100 Best Places to Live. “Greenville is a city with a strong job market that helps to draw many young professionals to live and work.”

The United States’ Top Exporter for Automobiles

South Carolina remains the nation’s leader in the export sales of completed passenger vehicles, accounting for more than 16% of the total U.S. market share, with more than 270,000 cars being shipped out from BMW’s Spartanburg, S.C. plant, now the largest manufacturing facility in BMW’s global production network.